2021 Quiz

Question 1

On July 26, 39-year-old pop star Britney Spears petitioned a court to _______.

Accepted Answer

Remove her father from her conservatorship

Question 2

The film "Dune" starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya (among others) premiered this year. Who wrote the original novel?

Accepted Answer

Frank Herbert

Question 3

On April 20, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer on trial for the murder of George Floyd, was ______

Accepted Answer

Found guilty

Question 4

The founders of two companies went into space, marking the start of space tourism. Which billionaire DIDN'T go to space?

Accepted Answer

Elon Musk

Question 5

The World Health Organization endorsed on Oct. 6 the first _______ vaccine shown to help prevent the disease.

Accepted Answer

Malaria

Question 6

Squid Game is one of the most watched shows on Netflix this year. How many hours did the show stream in total?

Accepted Answer

1.65 billion hours

Question 7

During the Tokyo Olympics, an punching incident occured which will affect the future of the sport. Which sport?

Accepted Answer

Pentathlon

Question 8

President Biden signed a law to make Juneteenth a holiday, making June 19 the national day to commemorate the_____.

Accepted Answer

The end of slavery in the US

Question 9

In January, a mob of people in the US stormed what?

Accepted Answer

The Capitol

Question 10

The remains of 751 people, mainly Indigenous children, were discovered at the site of a former boarding school in...

Accepted Answer

Saskatchewan, Canada

Question 11

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first daughter during 2021. What name did they give her?

Accepted Answer

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor

Question 12

Facebook announced on Oct. 28 that it was changing its name to_______.

Accepted Answer

Meta

Question 13

Evidence is suggesting that a tiny subatomic particle, the muon, seems to be __________

Accepted Answer

Disobeying the laws of physics

Question 14

A Senate still bruised from the most violent attack on the Capitol in two centuries ______ former President Donald Trump

Accepted Answer

Acquited

Question 15

The U.S. left Afghanistan, ending a ______-year occupation and leaving the country in the Taliban hands.

Accepted Answer

20

Question 16

Which song by Olivia Rodrigo debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Jan. 19?

Accepted Answer

Driver's License

Question 17

In April, Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, passed away. How old was he on the day of his death?

Accepted Answer

99 years old

Question 18

Facebook said on Sept. 27 that it had paused development of an Instagram service tailored for______.

Accepted Answer

Children younger than 13 years

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